Occupy HK I Won't Back Down. Mobile malware infections race through Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. The protesters are dependent on mobile apps to coordinate their huge, seemingly unstoppable uprising, and someone -- maybe the Politburo, maybe a contractor -- has released virulent Ios and Android malware into their cohort, and the pathogens are blazing through their electronic ecosystem.
The Android malware spreads via Whatsapp messages; the Ios version -- "Xsser Mrat" -- is spread through Cydia, an alternative to Apple's App Store. They masquerade as messenger apps from the activist group Code4HK. The Apple version uses the same command server as the Chinese version of the Xsser cross-site scripting hacking tool.
Once installed, the malware -- a form of RAT, or Remote Access Trojan -- can access the devices' messages, passwords, photos, videos, and keystrokes. Additionally, the Android version can send messages, place calls, upload files and run other local commands. Year of the RAT: China’s malware war on activists goes mobile [Sean Gallagher/Ars Technica] WSJ Asia on Twitter: "A visual breakdown of how Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral protests spread: JU on Twitter: "@LamYikFei took this mind-blowing #OccupyCentral Lightning shot. Thnx @jasmine_siu @vanessaching #UmbrellaRevolution. Infographic: How Hong Kong's #OccupyCentral became a global topic on Twitter. ... And the tank has arrived :( #OccupyCentral. Pro-Democracy Students Demonstrate in Hong Kong - Civic Square - Hong Kong, CN on 9/28/2014 - 935 photos, pictures and videos on CrowdAlbum.
Umbrella Men: Hong Kong’s #OccupyCentral goes viral & visual (PHOTOS) Agence France-Presse on Twitter: "Demonstrators hold up cellphones in a display of solidarity during a protest in Hong Kong #Photo by Xaume Olleros. Miriam Basco on Twitter: "Brave Hong Kong protesters stay strong amid police massive force #OccupyCentral @hu_jia. Pro-Democracy Protesters Swarm Hong Kong, Violent Clashes With Police. Adam Glanzman on Twitter: "Tens of thousands of young protestors are demonstrating in Hong Kong #OccupyCentral (Getty)
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